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NJHERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER WASHINGTON D C unirnn Jl JENKINS, OF LYNN,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO J. (J. STIMPSON, \V. D. \YATERS, AND

. M. W. SHEPERD, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, AND G. \V. KEENE,

GHUSETTS.

OF LYNN, MASSA- MACHIN'E FOR APPLYING HEELS TO BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 31,690, dated March 12,1861; Application for reissue filed June 5, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB JENKINS, of Lynn, in the county of Essex andCommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Machinefor Heeling Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wholeapparatus; Fig. 2, a detached perspective view of the upper rotaryheel-bed and Fig. 3, a top view of the lower rotary heel-bed.

Like parts are represented by the same letters in all the figures.

To enable others, skilled in the art, to

make and .use my invent-ion, I will 110w describe its construction andoperation.

The nature of my invention consists in certain devices and combinationsthereof, for nailing, and fastening, heels to shoes; and for holding theheel in'any desired position while the edge is finished and the paste,cement, or glue, between the lifts and on the sole, is drying.

One part of Fig. 1 represents an apparatus for centering, and punching ahole through, the heel of a shoe, for the reception of a screw, asdescribed in the patent of Stillman and Vesley Thorp, granted January25th, 1859. The punch, 8, is fast in the vertical post, 1. The centeringarms, 4, 5, 6, shaped as shown in the drawing, are pivoted at theirlower extremities to the adjustable yoke, 2, which may be raised orlowered, as required, and held in place by the set-screw, 3. Thesecentering arms pass freely through slots in the yoke, 7, which, having ahole through its center, slides up and down on the post, 1. The heel, tobe centered and punched, is placed on over the punch, 8, the hind end ofthe shoe resting against arm, 6; the sliding yoke, 7, is now raised bythe hand until it brings the arms, 4i and 5, against the sides of theheel, when the punch, 8, will be under the center of the heel and readyto receive a blow, or pressure, from any suitable instrument, for thepurpose of punching a hole through the sole.

A is an upright post of iron attached to a table or bench, in anysuitable manner.

B is a piece of cast iron shaped as seen'in Fig. 1; the part, B, being acylinder with a hole, g, passing through its center.

(a is a bolt passing through the upper end of post, A, and screwing intoB, so that the latter may be rotated on .it as an C is another piece ofcast iron shaped as represented in the figure; the upper extremity beinga hollow cylinder through which passes the cylinder, B. C is drawn downby means of the spring and bolt, 0, the latter screwing into it, asrepresented by the dotted lines.

dis a pin passing freely "through B and into C, its lower extremityresting on the top of the lever, D, which is pivoted at m to bolt, 1, sothat by raising the end of said lever the piece, C, will be forced up.

f f f are steel plungers a little larger than the nails commonly usedfor attaching heels to shoes, and long enough to pass up throughcorresponding holes, 7'', in the lower heel-bed, F, a top-view of whichis shown in Fig. 3. The lower part of F is cylindrical and made enoughsmaller than B to enter and turn with freedom in it.

G is a disk of rubber, or other elastic material, attached to the top ofF, so as to yield it, and thereby give all parts an equal or suflicientbearing and pressure.

E (Figs. 1 and 3) is a thin steel slide, the size of F, and attached byits under side to a thimble which passes over the cylindrical part of F.Through this slide are holes corresponding to the holes, f, in F. Thus,when the slide is turned a little, as represented by the dotted lines inFig. 3, so that it rests against F, the bottoms of the holes, f, in F,will be covered, and the nails, which are placed in them previous tobeing forced into the heel, will not drop through, until the bed, F, isturned so that the plungers, I, will be directly under them; the slideis then turned until the shoulder, it, touches F, and the prong, an,strikes against the guide pin, 6 (F 1), when the holes in E and F willbe in the same vertical lines and ready to receive the plungers, f.

H is a round hollow shaft playing through bearings in B, the lowerextremity resting on the spiral spring, J, and thrown up by it, asrepresented in the drawing. The upper end of 11 passes through arm, K,which is kept in place by set-screw, R.

I is an iron rod passing through H; the lower end of said rod beingpivoted to lever, D, and the upper end provided with a nut, 2', by meansof which K is rendered adjustable, and heel-bed, O, brought nearer to,or farther from, heelbed, F, to accommodate heels of differentthickness.

O is the upper rotary heel-bed, shaped as shown in Fig. 2, and preventedfrom dropping out of arm, K, by screw pin, S, and groove, 8. Throughthis bed, as represented in Fig. 2, are holes, P, into which the nailsare put to be forced into the heel by means of the plungers, P.

M is a curved piece of iron, or steel, in which the plungers, P, arefastened, to enter theholes, P, in the rotary bed, O.

M is a pin passing freely through arm, K, its lower extremity being fastin M.

n is a flat spring for supporting and raising the plungers, P.

L is a lever pivoted at Z to arm, K, its fulcrum being the top of pin,l\ by means of which lever the plungers, P, are depressed through theholes in O and the nails forced into the heel of the shoe.

u is a pin projecting a little from the side of O, so that when thelatter is turned (after the nails are dropped in the holes, P) until it(u) strikes against the piece, M, the plungers will be directly overtheholes.

Through the center of O is a hole, g,- c] being a similar hole throughthe center of F. Into these holes, 9 and g, pins may be inserted, ifdesired whose projecting ends may operate as a holder, or guide, to thenut and screw which are used for confining heels, as described .in thepatent of Stillman and lVesley Thorp, keeping said nut and screw inplace while the heel is being adjusted between them.

Arm, K, being turned to one side, and slide, E, being also turned sothat the nails will not drop through, the nails are inserted, points up,in the holes, f. Bed, F, is. then turned so that the holes shall bedirectly over the plungers, f, after which the slide, E, is turned backso that the holes in it shall be directly over the holes in F,-shoulder,h, prong w, and pin t, operating as guides. The shoe, with the bottomup, and the heel placed on, is then put over the bed, F. Arm, K, is thenswung back so as to be in the right position over the heel. Rotary bed,O, is then turned so that the nails, point down, can be dropped into theholes, P. O is then turned back so that the plungers, P, shall bedirectly over the holes, P. The heel is now between the two beds, 0 andF; and by raising lever D, the plungers, 7, will force the nails intothe heel on the inside; and by depressing lever, L, the plungers, P,will force the nails into the top of the heel. The heel is now, by theseoperations, compressed between the two beds, O and F, and as these bedscan be turned to the right or left, and as the whole frame, '13, withall its appendages, can also be turned 011 its axis, a, it follows thatthe shoe can be put in any position desired for finishing the edges ofthe heel, while, at the same time, the machine is pressing the "liftstogether and on the sole, and the glue, or paste, are setting or drying.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The rotary heel-bed, O, provided with the nail holes, P, andoperating, as described, in combination with the plungers, P, and arm,M, or its equivalent, for the objects specified.

2. The combination and arrangement of the adjustable swinging arm, K,shaft H, frame B, spring J, and connecting rod 1, substantially as, andfor the purposes, described.

3. The combination and arrangement, substantially as described, of therotary heel-beds, O and F, rotating frame B, arm K, and lever D, for thepurpose of compressing the lifts and sole, and holding the heel in anydesired position for finishing the edge.

4. The use of the rubber, or elastic cushion, G, as, and for thepurpose, set forth.

5. In combination with the punch, 8, the centering arms 4, 5, 6, slidingyoke 7, and adjustable yoke 2, substantially as described and for theobject specified.

J AGOB JENKINS.

lVitnesses:

N. AMEs, L. A. Arms.

